(José Manuel Vidal. Religión Digital).
El padre Fernando Barrionuevo denuncia a dos arzobispos y al nuncio papal, Andrés Carrascosa
Specialists Press
ESPAÑA
Los evangélicos ven “poca fe” en el Plan de Regeneración del Gobierno
(Pedro Tarquis. Religión Digital).
“No se puede construir democracia discriminando a los creyentes”
UKRAINE
Major Archbishop says all Ukrainians should remember the Holodomor genocide
(Charles Collins. Crux)
Speaking at Ukraine’s National Museum of the Holodomor, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said, “honoring the victims of the genocide is not only a matter for the state, but also for every Ukrainian.”
Tanzania
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Some high school graduates in Tanzania are admitted to Major Seminaries to start their Priestly formation without basic Catechism knowledge, a Catholic Bishop in the East African country has said.
ESPAÑA
La documentación oficial del caso Ureña y su renuncia a la diócesis de Zaragoza
(Religión Confidencial).
Resulta muy relevante el papel del jesuita Germán Arana, en contacto con Omella y Elías Yanes, y el informe que envió al Papa Francisco
Si hay un caso paradigmático y pendiente de aclarar en la Iglesia en España reciente, en orden también a una posible justicia restauradora, es el de la renuncia de monseñor Manuel Ureña al gobierno pastoral de la diócesis de Zaragoza en 2014.
U.S.
Kamala Harris’ record on Catholic issues: what you need to know
(Tyler Arnold, CNA)
With President Joe Biden bowing out of the 2024 presidential race following intense pressure from within his own party, Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely Democratic nominee to face former president Donald Trump in November’s general election.
ENGLAND
‘Some definite service’: How an English diocese is unleashing growth
(Luke Coppen. The Pillar)
That was the sweltering day when Archbishop John Wilson was installed as the new head of a sprawling archdiocese, which serves around 400,000 Catholics in south London and surrounding areas.
U.S.
Reparation for a “Pride Mass”: An Insider’s Look
(Christopher Jimenez. Crisis Magazine)
At this point in the history of the Church, some of us might feel numb to the idea of homosexuality inside the Church
Africa
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Major Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” but must find ways to get by, a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said, and challenged institutions of formation of future Priests to encourage open communication between Seminarians and their respective formators.
ALEMANIA
Masiva operación en Alemania contra decenas de mezquitas «que propagan ideología totalitaria»
(Religión en Libertad).
La madrugada de este miércoles, cientos de efectivos de la policía alemana han realizado una redada coordinada y simultánea en varias ciudades del país, registrando más de 50 mezquitas y propiedades en las que se promocionaba la “revolución islámica” de forma “agresiva y combativa” desde la Asociación Centro Islámico de Hamburgo, filial del régimen iraní.
BRAZIL
Despite hopes, Brazil’s Indigenous communities still unsafe, bishops’ report says
(THOMAS MILZ. OSV).
Despite hopes that the situation of Brazil’s Indigenous would improve under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office in 2023, a new report shows that violence increased significantly in 2023.
BENEDICTO VXI
(Sabino Paciolla).
Ritengo giusto concedere il diritto di replica al giornalista Andrea Cionci, come da lui richiesto. Come sapete, non condivido la posizione di Andrea Cionci.
CAMEROON
Cameroon archbishop challenges Catholic teachers to work for peace
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
In Cameroon’s North West region where conflict has been raging for about eight years now, a leading Catholic prelate has called on Catholic teachers to be “vectors of peace.”
U.S.
Pro-lifer sentenced to 41 months in jail on FACE Act charges after Biden DOJ prosecution
(Emily Mangiaracina. Life Site News)
A pro-life advocate was sentenced to 41 months in jail (3.4 years) on Wednesday morning after trying to save the lives of unborn babies by blocking the entrance to a Planned Parenthood abortion center in Manhattan.
U.S.
A busy week for three potential future popes
(Christopher White. National Catholic Reporter)
Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has refused to take a proper summer vacation — forgoing the tradition of popes escaping the Roman heat at the holiday villa of Castel Gandolfo outside of the city.
U.S.
Shulamith Firestone Was a Prophet
(Carl R. Trueman. First Things)
This week, while preparing for a talk on what it means to be human, I revisited the work of the brilliant and influential feminist Shulamith Firestone
PHILIPPINES
(Crux Staff)
Philippines archdiocese to hold prayer rally to oppose legalizing divorce
Catholics in one city of the Philippines are holding a prayer rally to oppose the legalization of divorce in the country.
HUMANE VITAE
5 claves para entender mejor la encíclica Humanae Vitae
(Andrés Henríquez. Aciprensa).
El 25 de julio de 1968, el Papa San Pablo VI publicó una encíclica acerca de la regulación de la natalidad y los peligros que encierra el uso de métodos anticonceptivos artificiales, y su imposición como política de Estado: Humanae Vitae, en su momento rechazada por muchos incluso dentro de la Iglesia Católica.
ITALIA
A Roma presentato il 45^ Meeting dell’Amicizia tra i popoli
(Korazym. Redazione)
Il Meeting di Rimini, giunto quest’anno alla sua 45^ edizione, si terrà dal 20 al 25 agosto nella Fiera di Rimini, con il titolo ‘Se non siamo alla ricerca dell’essenziale, allora cosa cerchiamo?’ La manifestazione sarà ricca di tavole rotonde, mostre, spettacoli, iniziative culturali, sportive e per ragazzi e verrà anche trasmessa in diretta su più canali digitali e in più lingue.
MEXICO
La Iglesia en México fortalece la atención espiritual en los hospitales
(Vatican News. Redazione).
El cuerpo médico y los enfermos del Hospital General La Villa, ubicado en la Ciudad de México, vivieron una bendecida jornada el pasado viernes 19 de julio luego de que las autoridades del centro sanitario permitieran que Jesús Eucaristía se hiciera presente “en medio del agitado ritmo que se vive en este hospital calificado como ‘rojo’ por la atención que se brinda a los accidentados”.